Converting an object to a string

Question

How can I convert a JavaScript object into a string?

Example:

var o = {a:1, b:2}
console.log(o)
console.log(\'Item: \' + o)

Output:

Answer 1

EDIT Do not use this answer as it works only in some versions of Firefox. No other browsers support it. Use Gary Chambers solution.

toSource() is the function you are looking for which will write it out as JSON.

var object = {};
object.first = "test";
object.second = "test2";
alert(object.toSource());